Crime

More Broome County residents apparently are being targeted in another telephone scheme.

An Endicott man reported receiving a suspicious call this afternoon from a person who claimed to be offering a card that would provide free prescription drugs

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A Vermont man will serve two years on probation and 50 hours of community service for selling meat products around New York State that were fraudulently labled as being USDA inspected.Federal prosecutors with the Department of Justice Northern District of New York say 44 year old Craig Acton of Bennington bought meat products commercially, repackaged the meat using the USDA inspection stamp of another company, then resold the meat commercially in New York State without authorization between January and June of 2011

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An Endicott woman is accused of having several grams of suspected crack cocaine and a shotgun in her possession during a traffic stop in the village.The Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force stopped Brandy Griffin at Pine Street and Rogers Avenue March 19th

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A convicted sex offender is accused in a stabbing incident in Johnson City March 19th.Village police say 54 year old Arthur Besanson and another resident of a Main Street Terrace apartment building got into an argument about 3 p

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Owego police have arrested a suspect in connection with an alleged rape.

Authorities say 23-year-old Ian Webster of Owego has been charged with first-degree rape, a felony.

Webster also was charged with unlawful imprisonment; criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation; assault; and criminal mischief

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Police are working to track down a man who tried to steal more than $500 worth of meat, seafood and coffeemakers from a town of Chenango supermarket.

Authorities say the incident happened around eleven o'clock on the morning of Saint Patrick's Day at the Weis Markets store at 1290 Upper Front Street

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The Delaware County Sheriff is defending his department's release of reports of illegal drug activity in the county.

Sheriff Thomas Mills says there has been a significant surge in drug activity in Delaware County and he has been cautioned by some people that the issuing of information in news releases about drug cases may create negative publicity

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A Binghamton man being held at Broome County Jail has been arrested after authorities say drugs and tobacco were found in his cell.

According to the jail criminal investigations unit, Terell Wilson of Clinton Street faces five counts after the discovery of contraband

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Binghamton-area police agencies arrested several people at DWI checkpoints over the Saint Patrick's Day weekend.

Authorities say a half-dozen men were charged with driving while intoxicated. Other arrests were made for offenses not related to alcohol

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The former fire chief in Chenango Forks is accused of falsifying paperwork while he was chief in order to obtain a donated vehicle for his own use.57 year old Lewis Merrit of Chenango Forks is charged with felony offering a false instrument for filing and misdeanor official misconduct

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